For treatment of intractable epilepsies, there are no data comparing conventional
adrenocorticotropic hormone and pulsatile corticoid therapy with dexamethasone. A …

Background Many different corticosteroid treatment schedules have been used in order to
treat refractory epileptic seizures with encouraging effects on seizure reduction in many …

Steroids are often an effective treatment for the West's syndrome. There have been few
reports of steroid use in children with epilepsy outside the first year of life. I report my …

Corticosteroids (predominantly prednisolone and hydrocortisone) and adrenocorticotropic
hormone (ACTH) have been used in the treatment of the epilepsies for over 50 years. 1, 2 …

Steroids and adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) have been used for the treatment of
infantile spasms for several years. However, the use of steroids in the treatment of epilepsy …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of adjunctive prednisolone therapy in
children with cryptogenic epileptic encephalopathy, other than infantile spasms, and to …

A 4-year-old female patient with epilepsy with continuous spike-and-waves during slow-
wave sleep not classified as Landau-Klefner syndrome, refractory to antiepileptic drugs …

West syndrome (WS) is a severe age-dependent intractable epilepsy in infants that
frequently results in mental retardation. ACTH or glucocorticoids are among several effective …

Background Steroids have been used for the treatment of certain epilepsy types, such as
infantile spasms; however, the use in the treatment of other intractable epilepsies has …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the dosage and factors influencing efficacy of
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) for West syndrome. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective …